The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-03-19
this manner to the Hayes truck ladder at
the other extremity Of tho front. The
nerve and coolness displayed were re.

this manner TO the Hayes truck ladder q,
the other extremity oi tho front. The
nerve and coolness displayed were re-
markable. FI.' EE.ly,. 2
Wm. J. Mann, one OF the proprietors oil
the. house and his wife, had thrilling OK,
perienccs in getting out. Mrs. Mann waa
terribly burned about the head, arms and
legs. Their little daughter was also badly
burned,
Clinton Bidwell, Of Pittaburgh, Is lying
on an improvised cot at DR.. Hays office,
on Niagara street. "Look at my hauds," #"
he ahrieked II tied the sheets together and
came down by them. When l was moutly
down, q man ehot past mo who had
jumped. He came near striking me. Ny
God! the people lay on tho ground all
about me. They were groaning and dy.
inE. II was awful. They died. know
they did. Tho skin Ia all of me.
haven't friend with mo and none who
know me, but in Pittsburgh. made up
my mind would stick to the rope, and
did," He then turned on his cot land
yelled with pain. Dr.. Hay had given
him morphine, but 1t had no effect.
THE WIRES INTERFERE.
as usual the fremen were hampered
terribly by the MACS Of telegraph wires
and cables strung in front OF tho building
on Main street. Some eye witnesses think
the loss Of life was largely due to the delay
caused bv the wires. ~
Hugo V. Atshul, Of New York, assisted
q number Of women from the burning
building. He then made his own escapa
by leaping from one building to another
until he reached the corner OF Washington
aud North Division streets and thus gained
the street. 1' ,f.. Ft1gg :.
William II. Airport, night clerk, states
that he was sitting In the Office at $40
o'clock when he Baw reflection on the
hoor. Turning round he discovered a
blazs In the coat and cloak room directly
under the stairway on the main floor.
The flames at once dsrted up the elevator
shalt with tremendous force, and in IN
incredibly short space Of time the interior
Of the hotel was filled with smoke and
fame. Then terrible scenes began. iis,}
The second and third alarms brought tho
entire fire departm ant to the scene, but it
WAS impossible to save any portion OF the
structure. The fire had reached the roof
Ia less than five minutes from the time it
was Uncovered. 1t soon reached and
gutted St. James Hall, occupied by Bun
nelrs Museum, Mvoli Hall, adjoining and
froating on Washington street.
The fire, which was under control by B
o'clock, was confined to the Richmond
Hotel and Museum property together
with the saloon Of James Creighton and
the cigar store Of j.. G. Palacio, and the
Main street side. The Main street stores
OF the Richmond Hotel were occupied by
Hibrich & Kingsley, booksellers and eta.
tioners, Peter Paul 4 Bros., in tho same
line Of business, and Fuller & Townsend.
proprietors Of the Boston Clothing Store.
The stock in these stores were totally de-
stroyed, entailing heavy losses. -
H. NJ, Johnson, the celebrated sprinter,
Of Pittsburgh, says: "Iarriyed in Buffalo
yesterday and was assigned 10 room l28
at tho Richmond Hotel. About $3.50
o'clock this morning the bell boy
pounded upon my door. I awoke
and found my room full OF
smoke. ! dressed quickly and rushed
out into the hallway, and oh! my God,
what q eight! Men. women and children
acted perfectly wild and did not know
which way to 60. Women ravsd like
maniacs and rushed pell-mell for the stair
way and in every direction. The smoke
was almost sutfocating. I cannot remsm-
bar anything about how l got, out. Il
think came down the stairway" -